Etymology of the English word cuspidor
the English word
cuspidorderived from the Portuguese word
cuspidorderived from the Portuguese word
cuspirderived from the Latin word
conspuoderived from the Latin word
conspuere (spit on, sputter over; besplatter with saliva; spit; spit out much; spit it out)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
spuere (spit, spit out)
Date
The earliest known usage of cuspidor in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
